Dana Levenberg

Dana Levenberg
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 95th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Sandy Galef
Town Supervisor of Ossining
In office January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2022
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Feldman
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Stephen Hersh
Children	2
Residence	Ossining, New York
Alma mater	Brown University (BA)
Signature
Website	Official website

Dana Ann Levenberg[1] is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 95th district since 2023. First elected in 2022, she previously served as the Town Supervisor of Ossining.[2]

Career

Levenberg began her career working in advertising and TV production. Later, she served as Assemblywoman Sandy Galef's chief of staff and was elected to three terms on the Ossining School Board.[3] Levenberg left Galef's office after being elected Town Supervisor of the Town of Ossining in 2015.[4]

In 2022, Galef announced she would be retiring from the New York State Assembly at the end of the year, and Levenberg entered the race to succeed her. Galef quickly endorsed her. In the Democratic primary, Levenberg won in a 3-way race against former Peekskill Common Council member and democratic socialist Vanessa Agudelo as well as Westchester County Legislator Colin Smith.[5][6] In the general election, Levenberg ran against Republican Stacy Halper, a retired music teacher from Briarcliff Manor.[5]

Personal life

Levenberg attended Teaneck High School and Brown University. She married Steven Joel Hersh in West Orange, New Jersey in 1993.[1]

Electoral history

Ossining Town Supervisor

2015 Ossining Town Supervisor General Election[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Levenberg	2,324	54.00%
	Working Families	Dana Levenberg	184	4.28%
	Independence	Dana Levenberg	94	2.18%
	Women's Equality	Dana Levenberg	39	0.91%
	Total	Dana Levenberg	2,641	61.36%
	Conservative	John Perillio	1,509	35.06%
	Reform	John Perillio	150	3.49%
	Total	John Perillio	1,659	38.55%
	Write-in		4	0.09%
Total votes			4,304	100%
	Democratic hold

2017 Ossining Town Supervisor General Election[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Levenberg	5,292	86.64%
	Independence	Dana Levenberg	409	6.67%
	Working Families	Dana Levenberg	396	6.46%
	Total	Dana Levenberg (incumbent)	6,097	99.49%
	Write-in		31	0.51%
Total votes			6,128	100%
	Democratic hold

2021 Ossining Town Supervisor Democratic Primary[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Levenberg (incumbent)	931	59.26%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Feldman	640	40.74%
Total votes			1,462	100%

2021 Ossining Town Supervisor General Election[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Levenberg (incumbent)	3,808	100.00%
Total votes			3,808	100%
	Democratic hold

New York Assembly

2022 New York State Assembly 95th district Democratic primary[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Levenberg	4,443	46.95%
	Democratic	Vanessa Agudelo	3,158	33.37%
	Democratic	Colin Smith	1,858	19.63%
	Write-in		5	0.05%
Total votes			9,464	100%

2022 New York State Assembly 95th district general election[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Levenberg	26,101	57.17%
	Working Families	Dana Levenberg	2,394	5.24%
	Total	Dana Levenberg	28,495	62.41%
	Republican	Stacy Halper	15,447	33.83%
	Conservative	Stacy Halper	1,703	3.73%
	Total	Stacy Halper	17,150	37.56%
	Write-in		11	0.02%
Total votes			45,656	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Dana Ann Levenberg - Stephen Joel Hersh". The Record. 10 November 1993. p. 44. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
2. Pezzullo, Rick (4 January 2023). "Levenberg Grateful for Seven Years as Ossining Town Supervisor". The Examiner News. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
3. "Town Candidates 2021". Ossining Town Democratic Committee. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
4. Barron, Sam (4 November 2015). "Democrats Win In Ossining Municipal Elections". Briarcliff Daily Voice. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
5. Sparks, Leonard (29 June 2022). "Levenberg Wins 95th District Primary". The Highlands Current. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
6. Clarkin, Regina (29 June 2022). "Dana Levenberg wins Assembly primary race". Peekskill Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
7. "Election Tally". WestchesterGov.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
8. "Election Tally". WestchesterGov.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
9. "Election Tally". WestchesterGov.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
10. "Westchester County Election Results for November 2, 2021". lohud. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
11. "State and Local Primary — June 28, 2022". elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
12. "General Election Results - Certified December 15, 2022". elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

External links

• New York State Assembly: Dana Levenberg

Political offices
Preceded by Sandy Galef	New York Assembly, 95th District 2023–present	Incumbent